Parietal lining the pericardial cavity visceral

 Parietal -
lining the pericardial cavity
Visceral –
covering the heart
•
Peritoneum  Parietal -
lining the peritoneal cavity
Visceral
– covering the abdominal
organs

Right upper
quadrant
(RUQ)
Right lower
quadrant
(RLQ)
Left upper
quadrant
(LUQ)
Left lower
quadrant
(LLQ)
Figure 1.11 The four abdominopelvic quadrants.
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Four quadrants
•
Right upper
•
Left upper
•
Right lower
•
Left lower
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Abdominopelvic Regions
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Initial part of
sigmoid colon
Right
hypochondriac
region
Epigastric
region
Right
lumbar
region
Umbilical
region
Left
hypochondriac
region
Left
lumbar
region
Right iliac
(inguinal)
region
Hypogastric
(public)
region
Left iliac
(inguinal)
region
Liver
Gallbladder
Ascending colon of
large intestine
Small intestine
Cecum
Appendix
Diaphragm
Spleen
Stomach
Transverse colon
of large intestine
Descending colon
of large intestine
Urinary bladder
Nine regions delineated by four planes Anterior view of the nine regions showing the superficial organs
Figure 1.12 The nine abdominopelvic regions.
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